Hloubětín works well as a base: 31km from Karlštejn Castle.
Hloubětín is in Prague, Czechia, with about 14,000 people. You drive on the right here.
Hloubětín (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɦloubjɛciːn], German: Tiefenbach) is a district of Prague located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from the centre, belonging mostly to Prague 9, with parts of it also belonging to Prague 14 and Prague 10. There were 10,704 people living in this area in 2001. The area, first recorded in the 13thRead more century due to presence of the Teutonic Knights, became part of Prague in 1922. Today it is mainly an industrial area, located on the edge of Prague's so-called průmyslový polookruh (industrial semi-circle). During communist times, Hloubětín was well known as the home of the Tesla company.
The world's only surviving Cubist café, on the first floor of Josef Gočár's House of the Black Madonna (1912) in Prague. Closed when Cubism went out of fashion, it reopened in 2005 restored to the original design down to the light fittings.
8 km · about 15 min drive
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Prague Old Town Square
A spectacular medieval square dominated by the Astronomical Clock, Týn Church, and colorful baroque facades.
9 km · about 15 min drive
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Prague Astronomical Clock
Medieval astronomical clock on the Old Town Hall that has been ticking since 1410, the third-oldest in the world.
9 km · about 15 min drive
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Charles Bridge
Medieval stone arch bridge lined with 30 baroque statues crossing the Vltava River in Prague.
9 km · about 15 min drive
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Prague Zoo
Consistently ranked among the world's best zoos, set in a beautiful valley along the Vltava River.
9 km · about 20 min drive
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St. Vitus Cathedral
The largest and most important cathedral in the Czech Republic, situated within Prague Castle.
10 km · about 20 min drive
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Prague Castle
Sprawling 9th-century castle complex that is the largest ancient castle in the world by area.
10 km · about 20 min drive
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Karlštejn Castle
A large Gothic castle founded by Charles IV in 1348 to safeguard the Imperial Regalia and Czech crown jewels.
31 km · about 35 min drive
Driving roads near Hloubětín
77 kmJested TowerA rocket-shaped 1970s hotel and TV tower crowning the 1,012 m summit above Liberec, reached by a twisting mountain road with sweeping views over Bohemia: an icon of Czech modernist architecture.